Chippiewill
23-09-2012, 12:05 AM
BERLIN — A German court has dismissed Apple Inc.’s claim that Samsung Electronics and Google Inc.’s Motorola Mobility infringed patents used in touch-screen devices.
The Mannheim state court’s ruling Friday follows similar decisions in Britain and the Netherlands.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/apple-loses-german-patent-case-against-samsung-motorola-over-touch-screen-devices/2012/09/21/56dad0ae-03ef-11e2-9132-f2750cd65f97_story.html
Nice to see that courts are starting to see sense and not allow patents for industry standard technologies to be leveraged.
The Mannheim state court’s ruling Friday follows similar decisions in Britain and the Netherlands.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/apple-loses-german-patent-case-against-samsung-motorola-over-touch-screen-devices/2012/09/21/56dad0ae-03ef-11e2-9132-f2750cd65f97_story.html
Nice to see that courts are starting to see sense and not allow patents for industry standard technologies to be leveraged.